Storm reports for August 29, 2016

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On August 29, 2016, 10 hail, 7 damaging-wind and 2 tornado reports were logged across 9 states. The largest hail reported was 1.00″ (quarter size) in El Paso County, CO.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (10)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $13,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (19 events in 9 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Jones County, GA (near Van Buren) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $6,000
  “The Jones County 911 center reported 6-8 trees blown down in the area around Joycliff Road and New Clinton Road.”
• Bibb County, GA (near Macon H Smart Arpt) · Thunderstorm wind 58 mph · $5,000
  “The Bibb County 911 center reported power lines blown down in East Macon.”
• Screven County, GA (near Hilltonia) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $1,000
  “The Screven County 911 Call Center reported power lines down at the 1400 Block of Waynesboro Highway.”
• Screven County, GA (near Sylvania) · Thunderstorm wind 46 mph · $1,000
  “The Screven County 911 Call Center reported a tree limb brought power lines down near the intersection of North Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr Drive. The event was caused by a thunderstorm outflow boundary.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Independence) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “The gust was measured at Independence Airport.”
• Montgomery County, KS (near Independence) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph
  “The gust was measured at Independence Airport.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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